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For over a decade, two homes in Merced at 252 and 300 Sunset Drive, owned by the Libecki and Ryan families, have put on an extensive animated holiday light show synced to vibrant renditions of traditional Christmas music, as well as classic rock and hard rock music. People are invited to drive up and park (without obscuring the vision of…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story was written a day before today's (Dec. 3) announcement by Gov. Newsom concerning new stricter stay-at-home measures (except…

Since its slide back to purple tier on Nov. 16, Merced County has continued to show a spike in COVID-19 cases, and the Merced County Public Health…

The concern that Merced County might slip back into the Purple tier — the most restrictive level in California’s fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 — is close to becoming a reality. The county has been in the Red tier since Oct. 6, and remained in red as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, but the state may return the county to Purple on…

This is the story of Osborn Park at 750 Bellevue Road in Atwater told by Vicki Carne, Secretary of the Atwater Historical Society, and edited by Beverly…

The County of Merced remains in red tier this week.  It did not have to return to the most restrictive tier, purple tier, laying to rest the concerns of the…

Applegate Park Zoo in Merced was decked out for Halloween, and provided a fun and safe place for children during Zpooky Nights, a three-day event last weekend.  The spooky event, which was similar to the annual “Zoo Boo,” was affodable ( $3 per child), with the exception of those under age 2, who were admitted free. The kids wore Halloween…

Local kids were happy to take part in the annual Halloween Pumpkin Party at Applegate Park Zoo in Merced There were two sessions on Oct. 21 with 40…

For everyone who loves the beautiful Fall Season and Halloween times, Vista Ranch at 7326 Highway 140 in Merced has opened its pumpkin patch for…

Merced County this week progressed to a less-restricted “red tier” in the statewide monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic. The much-anticipated move has opened the doors to in-person learning at local schools starting as soon as next week in some cases, and more expected in early November — if the COVID data remains stable. Under the red tier, …